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News and Events
- 09/23/2021 The Press Democrat: California farm worker union marching to the French Laundry after Newsom vetoes labor bill
- 09/23/2021 Farm workers march from French Laundry to Newsom’s Napa winery seeking meeting with governor and to protest governor’s double standard on voting choice
- 09/22/2021 The Sacramento Bee: California farm worker union marching to the French Laundry after Newsom vetoes labor bill
- 09/22/2021 UFW responds to Newsom veto of farm worker voting choice bill by heading to French Laundry to seek a meeting with him
- 09/22/2021 First steps in UFW’s 260-mile ‘March for the Governor’s Signature’ for AB 616, making farm labor election voting easier
- 09/21/2021 The Hill: Biden takes first step on workplace protections from extreme heat
- 09/20/2021 Federal heat standards a ‘positive first step’ but require urgent action
- 09/20/2021 Business Insider: New rules addressing extreme heat could mean better air-conditioning and more breaks for millions of workers
- 09/20/2021 The Hill: Biden administration to develop standard protecting workers from extreme heat
- 09/20/2021 The Washington Post: As climate change warms workplaces, Biden directs safety agency to draft heat rules for workers
- 09/20/2021 The White House: FACT SHEET: Biden Administration Mobilizes to Protect Workers and Communities from Extreme Heat
- 09/19/2021 UFW & UFW Foundation on first round of Senate Parliamentarian rulings on legalization: ‘We are serious about not going home empty-handed this year’
- 09/14/2021 House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC), U.S. Reps. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Val Demings (D-FL) join ABIC and Immigration Reform Leaders to Hold Virtual Press Event Following Historic Committee Action on Immigration Reform
- 09/13/2021 The Good Men Report: As Temperatures Rise, so Do the Health Risks for California’s Farmworkers
- 09/08/2021 Daily Kos: Farmworkers invited all 100 senators to work alongside them for one day. These two accepted
- 09/08/2021 KSLA 12 News: Biden honors labor unions, touts economic agenda in White House remarks
- 09/07/2021 Senators Padilla & Booker accept farm workers’ ‘Take Our Jobs’ invitations
- 09/06/2021 American Magazine: Interview: Cesar Chavez’s lawyer on the faith and nonviolence that led to the best labor law in the country
- 09/05/2021 Los Angeles Times: Drought has farmworkers dreaming of escape from California’s breadbasket
- 09/04/2021 National Park Service: The Road to Sacramento: Marching for Justice in the Fields
- 09/04/2021 The New York Times: When Hard Jobs Turn Hazardous
- 09/02/2021 Civil Eats: Op-ed: The Ban on Chlorpyrifos and the Power of Community Organizing
- 09/02/2021 Cal Matters: Farmworkers deserve the right to vote by mail in union elections
- 09/01/2021 CBS 8: Farmworkers may be able to vote at home in union election
- 09/01/2021 Civil Eats: California Eyes Vote-from-Home Rules for Farmworker Union Elections